Cutting polycarbonate sheeting?
Charlie Pridham wrote:
Anyone know the best way of cutting the large triple walled
Polycarbonate sheets? I am thinking of making a lean too shade
greenhouse using this to help with heat loss in winter. Roof is easy as
I have made the base so its whole sheets in each direction but sides
will obviously have some funny shapes and I need to check how easy it is
to work with.
A hot-wire arrangement is best, but the rig you'd have to make would be
rather large, and with full sheets, a wide table and preferably, with
rollers.
Otherwise, try cutting with one of those fery fine small panel saws,
using a coolant/lubricant. Some plastics (acrylic, for one) should be
cut using water, and paraffin works for others.
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Rusty
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